Whom We Serve

We offer full medical services to people from many cultural
backgrounds, including refugees and asylees, immigrants, individuals
with temporary visas and anyone with limited English-speaking
skills. We primarily serve individuals and families from the
Charlottesville/Albemarle area and the surrounding counties. We
also serve a number of patients from the Harrisonburg area, counties
south and west of Albemarle, and from as far away as Manassas and
Fairfax.

Refugees and asylees:

These individuals obtain legal residence due to their inability to
return to their country of origin for fear of persecution based on
race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a
particular social group. The difference between refugees and asylees is
that refugees apply for refugee status outside the United States, while
asylees apply at a port of entry or within the United States.

Immigrants:

These individuals include naturalized citizens, legal permanent
residents, and undocumented immigrants who have settled in Virginia for
reasons of employment.

Limited Visa:

These individuals are living in Virginia because they have temporary
visas for a specific purpose like employment or education.